Pyrausta lethalis

Pyrausta lethalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. lethalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta lethalis
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Botis lethalis Grote, 1881

Pyrausta lethalis, the lethal pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California (the Mojave Desert, Los Angeles) to southern Nevada, southern Arizona and Texas (the Big Bend region).[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm.[3] The forewings are purplish brown with a dark brown exterior line. The subterminal area is pale brown, shaded with whitish. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a black terminal line.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.[5]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta lethalis (Grote, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Species Pyrausta lethalis - Lethal Pyrausta Moth - Hodges#5027". BugGuide. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ The Canadian Entomologist 13 (2): 33 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "801506.00 – 5027 – Pyrausta lethalis – Lethal Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 25, 2018.


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